Several pages had been marked in pencil, and the corner of the cover had curled from use.

“There is a formal request for a certified audit copy,” she said.

“You identify the record, state why certification is needed, and send it through the authorized channel.”

“And then?”

“Then the request is logged.

The reviewer checks the source record and certifies what can be verified.

You do not choose which entries to leave out.”

She slid the guide toward me.